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Franklin J. Schaffner Biography (1920-)

Full name, Franklin James Schaffner; born May 30, 1920, in Tokyo, Japan; sonof Paul Franklin and Sarah (Swords) Schaffner; married Helen Jean Gilchrist,April 17, 1948; children: Jenny, Kate. Addresses: HOME--2159 La Mesa Chene, Santa Monica, CA 90402. OFFICE--Executive Business Management, 132 S. Rodeo, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. AGENT-- Jeff Berg, International Creative Management, 8899 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 30, 1920

Tokyo, Japan

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Director, Advise and Consent, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Man at station, The Double Man, Warner Brothers, 1967.
• FIRST FILM WORK--Director, A Summer World (unfinished, 1961), Twentieth Century-Fox.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; DIRECTOR
• The Stripper (also known as Woman of Summer), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963.
• The Best Man, United Artists, 1964.
• The War Lord, Universal, 1965.
• The Double Man, Warner Brothers, 1967.
• Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
• Patton (also known as Patton--Lust for Glory and Patton: A Salute to a Rebel), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.
• (also producer) Nicholas and Alexandra, Columbia, 1971.
• (also producer with Robert Dorfman) Papillon, Allied Artists, 1973.
• Islands in the Stream, Paramount, 1977.
• The Boys from Brazil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.
• (also executive producer) Sphinx, Warner Brothers, 1981.
• Yes, Giorgio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982.
• Lionheart, Orion, 1987.
• Welcome Home, Columbia, 1989.
• Also assistant director, March of Time series.
• PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS DIRECTOR,UNLESS INDICATEDSERIES Wesley,CBS, 1949.
• (also producer) Studio One, CBS, 1948-51 and 1952-56.
• Ford Theatre, CBS, 1951-52.
• Person to Person, CBS, 1956-58.
• (also producer with Worthington Miner, George Roy Hill, and Fielder Cook)Kaiser Aluminum Hour, NBC, 1957-58.
• Playhouse 90, CBS, 1958-60.
• (also producer) DuPont Show of the Week, ABC, 1963-65.
• Credits; PILOTS
• One-Eyed Jacks Are Wild (unaired), 1966.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• "Twelve Angry Men," Studio One, CBS, 1954.
• "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial," Ford Star Jubilee, CBS, 1955.
• The Defenders, CBS.
• Credits; PLAYS
• The World's Greatest Robbery, The Army Game, and The Cruel Day.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• "Broadway," The Best of Broadway, CBS, 1955.
• (also producer) "The Wide Open Door," ABC Stage '67, ABC, 1967.
• Also United Nations Telecast, 1950; and Tour of the White House (documentary), 1962.